Coptic Orphans Support Association FY2021 filing

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Fairfax, VA501(c)(3)Since 1992InternationalEIN 54-1637257

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Coptic Orphans improves the lives of Orphans and other vulnerable children in egypt by providing basic needs, education, and mentoring so that they may realize their potential to become productive members of society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$259K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.9M a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$259K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.9M
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$18.3M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$13.6M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$49.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$18.3M
FY2021▲ +15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$15.9M
FY2021$18.3M
FY2022$19.0M
FY2023$20.4M
FY2024$23.0M
FY2025$25.9M
Expenses
$13.6M
FY2021▲ +29%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.6M
FY2021$13.6M
FY2022$15.9M
FY2023$17.5M
FY2024$19.0M
FY2025$22.8M
Net assets
$49.5M
FY2021▲ +25%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$39.7M
FY2021$49.5M
FY2022$42.6M
FY2023$52.6M
FY2024$63.6M
FY2025$74.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1993.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $11.1M Management & general 7% · $979K Fundraising 11% · $1.5M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $259K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$116,413Pt VII · Sec A
Human Resources Director
$104,594Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$37,830Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nermien Riad’s $196K as Executive Director is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nermien Riad$195,608$195,537$161,500$136,390$116,413$116,413
Rania Petro$158,254$149,139$112,315———
Joshua Benjamin$153,817$148,381$112,351———
Hoda Gamal$153,077—$122,512$106,368——
Hoda Gamal Osman—$148,075————
Mina Henaen$135,010$118,754————
Doris D'Hue————$104,594—
Sandy Boutros—$100,575————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers vulnerable Egyptian children with basic needs, education, and mentoring to reach their potential.

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2 program services account for $11.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Child Development Program

Not alone serves over 12,403 orphans and their families in 60 dioceses in egypt. Each child in not alone, through a mentoring and nurturing relationship with one of coptic orphans' more than 550 church-based volunteer representatives, or "reps," receives the protection, support, and confidence that was lost when their father died or…

$10.8Mprogram expense
02

Community Development Program

The valuable girl project is a multi-faceted development program that empowers marginalized girls and young women in high-poverty areas in egypt. Valuable girl's main goal is to empower girls on the intrapersonal, interactional, and behavioral levels by investing in their potential and empowering them to maximize their influence in their…

$393Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$18.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$479K
Other incomeLn 4–11$79K
Money outPt IX
$13.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.1M
Managementcol C$979K
Fundraisingcol D$1.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$49.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.8M
Total assetsLn 16$53.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$315K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$47K
Investment incomeLn 3$479K
Other incomeLn 4–11$79K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$14K
Total revenueLn 12$18.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.9M
SavingsLn 2$926K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$42.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$53.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.9M
Net assetsLn 32$49.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 541
VolunteersI 61,014
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.2M$6.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$32.4M$42.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$41.0M$53.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$3.9M
Net assetsLn 32$39.7M$49.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$8.4M$8.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$267K$83K$135K$48K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.1M$1.8M$496K$800K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$13K$8K$2K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$147K$85K$24K$37K
Payroll taxesLn 10$232K$131K$43K$58K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$5K$4K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$13K$11K$13K
Investment management feesLn 11f$25K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$69K$24K$21K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$35K$14K$231$20K
Office expensesLn 13$532K$150K$79K$303K
Information technologyLn 14$148K$51K$45K$52K
OccupancyLn 16$115K$72K$18K$25K
TravelLn 17$50K$38K$5K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$99K$98K$44$59
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$253K$98K$66K$89K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$7K$4K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K$238
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.6M$11.1M$979K$1.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $25.9M$22.8M$3.1M$74.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $23.0M$19.0M$4.1M$63.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $20.4M$17.5M$2.9M$52.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $19.0M$15.9M$3.1M$42.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $18.3M$13.6M$4.7M$49.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $15.9M$10.6M$5.3M$39.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $18,274,988 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$315,269
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,401,064
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$47,244
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,716,333
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $492,909$492,909
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$13,543−$13,543
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $79,289$79,289
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $558,655$18,274,988
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,615,886 across 19 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $8,431,075$8,431,075
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $83,238 · Management $135,250 · Fundraising $48,115$266,603
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,832,442 · Management $496,225 · Fundraising $800,236$3,128,903
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,167 · Management $1,546 · Fundraising $3,500$13,213
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $85,193 · Management $23,973 · Fundraising $37,427$146,593
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $131,155 · Management $42,890 · Fundraising $58,054$232,099
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,804 · Management $4,195 · Fundraising $4,867$13,866
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,788 · Management $11,166 · Fundraising $12,953$36,907
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $24,867$24,867
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $23,889 · Management $20,859 · Fundraising $24,198$68,946
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,158 · Management $231 · Fundraising $20,377$34,766
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $150,004 · Management $79,298 · Fundraising $302,813$532,115
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $51,430 · Management $44,907 · Fundraising $52,094$148,431
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $71,973 · Management $18,127 · Fundraising $24,536$114,636
IX-17 TravelPrograms $37,617 · Management $5,226 · Fundraising $7,074$49,917
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $98,398 · Management $44 · Fundraising $59$98,501
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $97,746 · Management $65,960 · Fundraising $89,280$252,986
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,276 · Management $3,846 · Fundraising $4,902$16,024
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,200 · Fundraising $238$5,438
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,146,553 · Management $978,610 · Fundraising $1,490,723$13,615,886
Part X · Balance sheet $53,399,454 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,142,855$5,891,939
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,070,506$925,923
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $21,756$37,363
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $75,216$178,624
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,597,511$1,685,419
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $32,378,440$42,498,274
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $717,970$2,181,912
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $41,004,254$53,399,454
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $664,454$1,914,149
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $669,812$2,009,595
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,334,266$3,923,744
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $38,895,850$48,367,245
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $774,138$1,108,465
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $39,669,988$49,475,710
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $41,004,254$53,399,454
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $49,475,710 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$18,274,988
XI-2 Total expenses$13,615,886
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,659,102
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$39,669,988
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,324,067
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$34,470
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$211,917
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$49,475,710

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